Dear Student,

At the outset, we extend our warm welcome for stepping in the world of Project
Management and thank you for choosing Post Graduate Certificate in Project
Management (PGCPM) as a part of your professional up-gradation. Hope this mail will
find you in high spirit and commitment to pursue your project management learning’s.

Following are some salient features of the programme and important notes to guide you
during the course of study:

 There are four courses in the programme. The total credits of a course have
been worked out on the basis of course content. The courses will be made
available to you in the sequence given in following table :

Sl. No. Course Code Name of the Course Credits

1. MPM-001 Project Fundamentals and Appraisal 4
2. MPM-002 Project Planning and Organization 6
3. MPM-003 Project Implementation and Control 4
4. MPM-004 Project Closeout 4
Total 18

 To avoid wastage of your time, if the http://www.ignou-cepm.org course window

is idle for 10 minutes the system automatically logs out. It will also automatically
logout if your computer system shuts down for any reason.
 For monitoring purposes, we have created the provision of providing extensive
reports showing a detailed break-up of your time usage and details of the
course(s) completed.
 Each course comprises of the following sections :

o e-learning concepts
o RIDL (Re Inforcement of knowledge through Discrete Learning)
o CAC (Continuous Assessment Checks)

You are advised first to complete the e-learning section followed by RIDL and
then try CAC.

 CAC comprises of 30 questions, is the final section of each course. This will be
available only after you attempt a minimum of 60% of the e-learning section
(Test your Understanding), 100% of the RIDL section (Test your Understanding)
and complete the required number of hrs in each section, i.e. 15 hrs. for 4-credit
courses and 20 hrs for 6-credit course. Passing the CAC is considered as the
course being successfully completed in terms of Continuous Assessment
Component.
 The passing mark for the CAC is 50%. On clearing the CAC, the next course will
be available to you automatically, i.e. MPM-001 to MPM-002, or MPM-002 to
MPM-003, or MPM-003 to MPM-004.
 You will be given three attempts to clear the CAC of a particular course. In
case you fail to clear the CAC even after three attempts, please contact at
support@ignou-cepm.org.
 Term End Examination will be conducted in December 2010 at examination
centres located in selected cities of IGNOU Regional Centres. The further details
in this regard will be sent to you separately.

 Before attempting Term End Examination in December 2010, you may attempt
Practice Test to check your preparation. This will be available with the last
course. The Practice Test comprises of 80 questions covering the concepts
taught in all the courses in order to prepare you for the final exam.

Hope you will have a great learning experience.

With best wishes,

IGNOU-CEPM Coordination Team

Phone Nos. Mr. Sameer Kumar 0120-2420444, 2420463 (CEPM)
Dr. Manoj Kulshrestha 011-29532092 (IGNOU)
Dr. Ashish Agarwal 011-29536443 (IGNOU)